GeForce GTX 550 Ti vs Radeon RX 570

Place in the ranking	308	697
Place by popularity	22	65
Cost-effectiveness evaluation	15.32	0.78
Power efficiency	10.39	2.40
Architecture	GCN 4.0 (2016−2020)	Fermi 2.0 (2010−2014)
GPU code name	Polaris 20	GF116
Market segment	Desktop	Desktop
Release date	18 April 2017 (7 years ago)	15 March 2011 (13 years ago)
Launch price (MSRP)	$169	$149

Cost-effectiveness evaluation

Performance to price ratio. The higher, the better.

RX 570 has 1864% better value for money than GTX 550 Ti.

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	2048	192
Core clock speed	1168 MHz	900 MHz
Boost clock speed	1244 MHz	no data
Number of transistors	5,700 million	1,170 million
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	116 Watt
Maximum GPU temperature	no data	100 °C
Texture fill rate	159.2	28.80
Floating-point processing power	5.095 TFLOPS	0.6912 TFLOPS
ROPs	32	24
TMUs	128	32

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Bus support	no data	16x PCI-E 2.0
Interface	PCIe 3.0 x16	PCIe 2.0 x16
Length	241 mm	210 mm
Height	no data	4.376" (11.1 cm)
Width	2-slot	2-slot
Supplementary power connectors	1x 6-pin	1x 6-pin
SLI options	-	+

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR5
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Memory bus width	256 Bit	192 Bit
Memory clock speed	1750 MHz	4.1 GB/s
Memory bandwidth	224.0 GB/s	98.4 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors	1x DVI, 1x HDMI, 3x DisplayPort	Two Dual Link DVI-IMini HDMI
Multi monitor support	no data	+
HDMI	+	+
Maximum VGA resolution	no data	2048x1536
Audio input for HDMI	no data	Internal

Supported technologies

Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.

FreeSync

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	12 (12_0)	12 (11_0)
Shader Model	6.4	5.1
OpenGL	4.6	4.2
OpenCL	2.0	1.1
Vulkan	+	N/A
CUDA	-	+

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

RX 570 18.12
+349%

GTX 550 Ti 4.04

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

RX 570 6967
+348%

GTX 550 Ti 1554

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

RX 570 18967
+735%

GTX 550 Ti 2272

3DMark Vantage Performance

3DMark Vantage is an outdated DirectX 10 benchmark using 1280x1024 screen resolution. It taxes the graphics card with two scenes, one depicting a girl escaping some militarized base located within a sea cave, the other displaying a space fleet attack on a defenseless planet. It was discontinued in April 2017, and Time Spy benchmark is now recommended to be used instead.

RX 570 45560
+345%

GTX 550 Ti 10229

GeekBench 5 OpenCL

Geekbench 5 is a widespread graphics card benchmark combined from 11 different test scenarios. All these scenarios rely on direct usage of GPU's processing power, no 3D rendering is involved. This variation uses OpenCL API by Khronos Group.

RX 570 31978
+453%

GTX 550 Ti 5782

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	170−180 +347%	38 −347%
Full HD	83 +131%	36 −131%
1440p	48 +380%	10−12 −380%
4K	30 +400%	6−7 −400%

Cost per frame, $

1080p	2.04 +103%	4.14 −103%
1440p	3.52 +323%	14.90 −323%
4K	5.63 +341%	24.83 −341%

RX 570 has 103% lower cost per frame in 1080p
RX 570 has 323% lower cost per frame in 1440p
RX 570 has 341% lower cost per frame in 4K

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +191%	10−12 −191%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +350%	8−9 −350%
Elden Ring	55−60 +533%	9−10 −533%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	71 +545%	10−12 −545%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +191%	10−12 −191%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +350%	8−9 −350%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +317%	18−20 −317%
Metro Exodus	76 +744%	9−10 −744%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +231%	12−14 −231%
Valorant	70−75 +943%	7−8 −943%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	102 +827%	10−12 −827%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +191%	10−12 −191%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +350%	8−9 −350%
Dota 2	49 +308%	12−14 −308%
Elden Ring	55−60 +533%	9−10 −533%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +200%	21−24 −200%
Fortnite	102 +343%	21−24 −343%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +317%	18−20 −317%
Grand Theft Auto V	73 +508%	12−14 −508%
Metro Exodus	51 +467%	9−10 −467%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	120−130 +257%	35−40 −257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	40−45 +231%	12−14 −231%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	55−60 +300%	14−16 −300%
Valorant	70−75 +943%	7−8 −943%
World of Tanks	210−220 +222%	65−70 −222%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	58 +427%	10−12 −427%
Counter-Strike 2	30−35 +191%	10−12 −191%
Cyberpunk 2077	35−40 +350%	8−9 −350%
Dota 2	60−65 +433%	12−14 −433%
Far Cry 5	60−65 +200%	21−24 −200%
Forza Horizon 4	75−80 +317%	18−20 −317%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	66 +88.6%	35−40 −88.6%
Valorant	70−75 +943%	7−8 −943%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	27−30 +1300%	2−3 −1300%
Elden Ring	27−30 +625%	4−5 −625%
Grand Theft Auto V	27−30 +833%	3−4 −833%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	160−170 +489%	27−30 −489%
Red Dead Redemption 2	16−18 +433%	3−4 −433%
World of Tanks	120−130 +328%	27−30 −328%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	40 +700%	5−6 −700%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +66.7%	9−10 −66.7%
Cyberpunk 2077	14−16 +250%	4−5 −250%
Far Cry 5	45−50 +422%	9−10 −422%
Forza Horizon 4	45−50 +1050%	4−5 −1050%
Metro Exodus	48 +4700%	1−2 −4700%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	24−27 +380%	5−6 −380%
Valorant	45−50 +283%	12−14 −283%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Dota 2	30 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Elden Ring	12−14 +550%	2−3 −550%
Grand Theft Auto V	30 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%
Metro Exodus	16 +433%	3−4 −433%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	50−55 +391%	10−12 −391%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 +500%	2−3 −500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	30 +87.5%	16−18 −87.5%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	20 +567%	3−4 −567%
Counter-Strike 2	14−16 +367%	3−4 −367%
Cyberpunk 2077	5−6 +400%	1−2 −400%
Dota 2	30−35 +93.8%	16−18 −93.8%
Far Cry 5	21−24 +475%	4−5 −475%
Fortnite	21−24 +600%	3−4 −600%
Forza Horizon 4	24−27 +1200%	2−3 −1200%
Valorant	21−24 +425%	4−5 −425%

This is how RX 570 and GTX 550 Ti compete in popular games:

RX 570 is 347% faster in 900p
RX 570 is 131% faster in 1080p
RX 570 is 380% faster in 1440p
RX 570 is 400% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Metro Exodus, with 1440p resolution and the Ultra Preset, the RX 570 is 4700% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

Without exception, RX 570 surpassed GTX 550 Ti in all 60 of our tests.

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	18.12	4.04
Recency	18 April 2017	15 March 2011
Maximum RAM amount	8 GB	2 GB
Chip lithography	14 nm	40 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	120 Watt	116 Watt

RX 570 has a 348.5% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 6 years, a 300% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 185.7% more advanced lithography process.

GTX 550 Ti, on the other hand, has 3.4% lower power consumption.

The Radeon RX 570 is our recommended choice as it beats the GeForce GTX 550 Ti in performance tests.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.